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HEROIC FLIGHTS
Written by John Frayn Turner.
Stock no. 2134091
Published by Leo Cooper; Pen & Sword Books. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The First 100 Years of Aviation. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0850529700. Wrapper spine is faded.

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BRITISH STEAM LOCOMOTIVE BUILDERS
Written by James W. Lowe.
Stock no. 2134044
Published by Guild Publishing. 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. A few light marks to outer page edges. Wrapper is lightly edge-creased with a faded spine.

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FAULTS AND HOW TO FIND THEM
Written by J.S.V. Bickford.
Stock no. 2133948
Published by Iliffe & Sons Limited. Circa 1918. Good condition.

Motor Car Failures and Their Remedies Fully Explained. Brown cloth with white and black titles. 4th edition. Marks to covers. Chipping/fraying to cloth at top and tail of spine. Corners are bumped. Front joint next to half-title page is cracked. Pages are browned.

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HOW TO WORK SHEET METAL
Written by Herbert J. Dyer. Illustrated by Herbert J. Dyer.
Stock no. 2133947
Published by Percival Marshall And Co Ltd.. Circa 1949. Almost very good condition.

Stiff card covers. A practical man's description of metal working practice 'straight from the bench'. B/w illustrations. Tears and splits to spine; a little loss. Some marks to covers. Page edge browning; some grubby marks.

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HOW TO PLAN AND BUILD A FAST ROAD CAR (SPEEDPRO SERIES)
Written by Daniel Stapleton.
Stock no. 1820306
Published by Veloce Publishing Plc.. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 187410560X. Spine faded. Text block lightly browned.

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THE WORSDELLS A QUAKER ENGINEERING DYNASTY
Written by Geoffrey Hill.
Stock no. 2133598
Published by The Transport Publishing Company. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A biography of six members of three generations of the Worsdell family, prominent engineers, particularly in the railway industry of the 19th century. Green cloth boards, silver titles. B/w photos. ISBN: 0863171583. Bumping to spine. Light page edge browning; crease to rear endpaper. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.

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ABC OF THE MOTORCYCLE
Written by W.J. Jackman.
Stock no. 2133364
Published by Stanton And Van Vliet Co.. 3rd 1916. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth with gilt titles. B/w illustrations. 3rd edition. Gilt title to spine has rubbed off. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some marks to covers. Small ink stamp to front pastedown. Foxing and grubby marks to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins.

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A TEXT-BOOK OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Written by Wilfrid J. Lineham.
Stock no. 1819590
Published by Chapman & Hall Ltd. 8th 1905. Slightly better than good condition.

Eighth edition, revised and enlarged. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine, blind title to front. xxi and 1244 pages including index. Part I: Workshop Practice; Part II: Theory and Examples. Numerous b/w diagrams and folding plates. Spine worn and rubbed at edges, boards rubbed. Joints split and free front endpaper (with presentation plate) detached as a result. Crossed out name in ink and red rubber stamped name to half-title page. Red rubber stamped name also to top of first chapter. Edges of some of the folding plates are worn (all plates present). Text block is browned and also page edges. A few pulled hinges but contents generally sound.

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THE RUDGE MULTI BOOK
Written by Bryan Reynolds.
Stock no. 2133205
Published by Rudgen Services. Very good condition.

Card wraps. B/w illustrations. 54 numbered pages. ISBN: 0954944100. Big bump/creasing to top of spine, especially on rear cover. A few other knocks along cover edges. Name and address label to inside rear cover. Contents are still excellent!

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THE MOTOR CYCLIST'S HANDBOOK
Written by Chas. S. Lake; Phoenix.
Stock no. 2132367
Published by Percival Marshall And Co. Circa 1912. Very good condition.

Green cloth with gilt titles. Second Edition. Numerous b/w adverts. B/w diagrams. A couple of nicks to cloth at top of spine. A few marks to outer page edges.

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TRIDENT 2E MAINTENANCE ENGINEERS LECTURE NOTES HYDRAULICS AND FLIGHT CONTROLS
No author listed.
Stock no. 2132187
Published by Hawker Siddeley (hatfield) Service School. 1967. Almost very good condition.

Large ring binder folder with title onlay to front cover. Phase 2. B/w diagrams throughout. Some dents to binder edges. Onlay has couple of chips and is browned. Foxing and grubby marks to some pages internally. A musty odour (possibly from damp) throughout.

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A TRADITION OF INTEGRITY
Written by Bruce Leonard.
Stock no. 2131458
Published by University Of New South Wales Press. 1st AUSTRALIA 1994. Very good condition.

Card wraps. B/w photos. The Story of Qantas Engineering & Maintenance. ISBN: 0868401102. SIGNED by author on half-title page. Knock to top of spine; light creasing to corners.

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